A side-by-side look at the Openchrome MCP and Newton Browser MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Openchrome MCP for browser automation work as a local process; choose Newton Browser for browser automation. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | O Openchrome MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Browser Automation | Browser Automation |
| Quality signal | 51/100 · Good | 33/100 · Emerging |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 236 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Openchrome MCP | View Newton Browser |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"openchrome-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"-p",
"openchrome-mcp",
"openchrome"
]
}
}
}
No confirmed install command for Newton Browser yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.